Jacob Hart Ela

Jacob Hart Ela (18 July 1820-21 August 1884) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-NH 1) from 4 March 1867 to 4 March 1871, succeeding Gilman Marston and preceding Ellery Albee Hibbard.

Biography
Jacob Hart Ela was born in Rochester, New Hampshire in 1820, and he served in the State House from 1857 to 1858 and in the US Marshals from 1861 to 1866. He went on to serve in the US House of Representatives from 1867 to 1871 and as Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department from 1881 until his death in 1884.